Alvin Patrimonio

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Alvin Patrimonio

Alias	"The Captain", "Captain Lionheart", "Cap"/"Kap"
Jersey No.	16
Position	Small Forward/Power Forward
Current Team	Retired
Personal Info
Country	Philippines
Born	(1966-11-17) November 17, 1966 (age 45) Quezon City, Philippines
Height	6 ft. 3 in.
Weight	215 lbs.
College	Mapúa Institute of Technology
Career Highlights
Draft	Undrafted, 1988 by Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
Pro Career	1988 – 2004
Awards Received
1997 PBA Most Valuable Player 1994 PBA Most Valuable Player 1993 PBA Most Valuable Player 1991 PBA Most Valuable Player 2000 PBA Mythical First Team 1998 PBA Mythical First Team 1997 PBA Mythical First Team 1996 PBA Mythical First Team 1994 PBA Mythical First Team 1993 PBA Mythical First Team 1992 PBA Mythical First Team 1991 PBA Mythical First Team 1990 PBA Mythical First Team 1989 PBA Mythical First Team 1995 PBA Mythical Second Team 1997 PBA Governor's Cup Best Player of the Conference 1996 PBA All-Filipino Cup Best Player of the Conference 1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup Best Player of the Conference 1993 PBA Press Corps Newsmaker of the Year 1991 PBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player 13-Time PBA All-Star PBA's 25 Greatest Players

Alvin Vergara Patrimonio (born November 17, 1966), nicknamed "The Captain" and "Captain Lionheart" is a retired Filipino professional basketball player from the Philippine Basketball Association and is the current team manager of his former team, the B-Meg Llamados.

Patrimonio holds several PBA records including most consecutive games played (596) and most PBA Most Valuable Player awards (4, tied with Ramon Fernandez). He is also the second player after Bogs Adornado to win back-to-back MVP awards in 1993 and 1994, and also the second player to win three Best Player of the Conference award after Vergel Meneses. He also shares the distinction of having played the most Asian Games (4) with 1990 PBA MVP Allan Caidic.

He played his entire career with the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs and won several championships, mostly in the All-Filipino Cup. He also played for the Philippine national team many times including the 1998 Philippine Centennial Team.

Amateur career

A 1983 graduate of the Manila Science High School, he then enrolled and played for the Mapúa Institute of Technology Cardinals in the NCAA from 1983 to 1986.

He first played for Hope in the PABL (now known as the PBL). Then he transferred to YCO and after that to Swift wherein he gave the franchise a championship before going to the pros. His pro debut though was delayed because of some conflicts with Swift, it was since then fixed.

PBA career

He entered the PBA in 1988 alongside 1988 Rookie of the Year Jojo Lastimosa, many-time Mythical Team and Best Defensive Team member Jerry Codiñera and perennial Best Defensive Team member Glenn Capacio.

In 2004, 16 years after playing in the pro league, Patrimonio announced his retirement to concentrate more on his duties as the current team manager of the Purefoods franchise in the PBA. Arguably one of the best power forwards in the history of the PBA, he was as a prolific scorer ending his career as the league’s third highest point scorer with 15,091, behind all-time greats Ramon Fernandez and Abet Guidaben with 18,996 and 15,775 points respectively.

On November 26, 2005, he played in the Legends 3-Point Shootout during the PBA All-Star in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. The game saw Patrimonio sink the very last money ball to prop the Legends, also composed of Ronnie Magsanoc and Frankie Lim, to a 41-39 win over the young Turks of Jimmy Alapag, Ren-Ren Ritualo, and Dondon Hontiveros.

Player Profile

Medal record
Men’s Basketball
Competitor for  Philippines
Asian Games
Silver	1990 Beijing	Team competition
Bronze	1986 Seoul	Team competition
Bronze	1998 Bangkok	Team competition

Alvin stands at 6'3" and primarily played at the "4" or power forward position in the professional league. He also played the center position in his collegiate and amateur days. His style of play was said to be comparable to Karl Malone, characterized by rugged physical play punctuated by finesse maneuvers. His known trademark was the spin move to the low post which he utilized to great effect due to his exceptional pivoting skills.

In 1991, he signed a 5-year 25 million peso offer sheet from cellar-dwelling PBA ballclub the Pepsi Hotshots which was matched by his mother ballclub the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs. Patrimonio's new contract ushered the era of the multi-millionaire players. He justified this contract by winning the 1991, 1993 and 1994 Most Valuable Player awards of the PBA.

Over time, his dominance in the post meant that he was accorded an automatic double- or triple-team whenever he had possession in the low block. This led to the gradual adjustment of his game as he advanced in his career, showing superior playmaking abilities from passing out of multiple defenders at the post. In 1997, he was awarded his fourth MVP award, thus tying the all-time record.

At the latter stage of his lengthy career, he also developed an accurate 3 point shot, and in 1998 he even led the league in 3 point FG percentage. With these added skills, he rounded out his playing days manning the "3" or small forward position.

He has a reputation for being one of the most beloved players in Philippine basketball, and is arguably the second most popular player of all time, just behind "Living Legend" Robert Jaworski.

PBA career statistics

Accomplishments and records

Career PBA highlights

• Most Valuable Player in 1991, 1993, 1994, and 1997
• Mythical First Team Selection in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2000
• Mythical Second Team Selection in 1995
• Best Player of the Conference in 1994 Commissioner's Cup, 1996 All-Filipino Cup, and 1997 Governor's Cup
• PBA Press Corps Newsmaker of the Year in 1993
• Ten time PBA All-Star
• Most Valuable Player of the 1991 PBA All-Star Game
• 25 PBA Greatest Players Member
• PBA 5,000 Points Club Member
• PBA 10,000 Points Club Member
• PBA 15,000 Points Club Member
• PBA Third Conference champions (1990)
• PBA All-Filipino Cup champions (1991, 1993, 1997)
• PBA Commissioner's Cup champions (1994)
• PBA Governor's Cup champions (2002)

International career highlights

• 1986 Asian Games bronze medalist
• 1990 Asian Games silver medalist
• 1994 Asian Games, fourth place
• 1998 William Jones Cup (Champions)
• 1998 Asian Games bronze medalist
• 2000 PBA All-Stars versus the Asia Basketball Select Team

PBA records

• Most MVP awards (4, tied with Ramon Fernandez)
• Most consecutive games played (596)
• One of eight players to play at least 800 games

Off the court

Acting career

During his playing years in the PBA, Alvin found time to do movies. He first appeared as guest in the Mars Ravelo classic Bondying which starred retired PBA player Jimmy Santos. Then he was launched together with Jerry Codiñera and Paul Alvarez in the film Last Two Minutes in 1990. The movie was a top-grosser at the box-office and spawned a sitcom of the same title aired over PTV-4. The Captain was also paired with Maricel Soriano in the remake of the Robert Jaworski/Nora Aunor film Dobol Dribol in 1992 and did Tasya Fantasya opposite Kris Aquino in 1994. In 2009, Alvin once more tried the showbiz waters when he guest starred in the indie film "Dalaw" opposite controversial sexy actress Katrina Halili.

Personal life

Alvin currently lives in Cainta, Rizal, together with his wife, Cindy, a makeup artist and their four children Angelo, 22, Christine,20, Clarice,18 and Asher,5. Angelo is embarking on a career in local showbiz, but as of the moment he puts it on hold to be able to finish college at College of Saint Benilde taking up Culinary Arts. Christine is making her name in the local women's tennis circuit and is also looking into having a showbiz career & is one of the former housemate of Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited. She is a commercial model and her Creamsilk TVC was shown in April 2011. Clarice on the other hand has 2 international championships tennis. She is currently ranked 130th in the world of Juniors Tennis and is looking into turning pro next year.

Endorsements

He is also an endorser of many products such as Purefoods, Swatch, Lipovitan, Kaypee Shoes (during his first few years as a pro player), Nike, etc. He appeared in a political ad campaign for Senator Manny Villar. Alvin and his daughters are also endorsers for New San Jose Builders Inc.

External links

• http://www.pba.ph
• http://www.tjhotdogs.com/patrimonio.html

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